[Aiken]

dogscoff, I suspect you ideas about commutinies of unhappy and strange-minded people who are willing to explore new frontier are just your ideas, which has nothing close to reality. Just another example:

Russia, Siberia. About 10000000 sq.km of taiga (nothern forest). Almost uninhabited (0,0056-4 humans per sq.km). Plus millions of people distracted with current economical and political course. According to your theory, it's a great place to establish communities where you can live state apart. And it will cost you around 200-300 $ to arrive there.

But no. People are leaving those places to live in towns. They want civilization, media and goods. They warn to earn money to be able to spend them for poisonous food and hitech bells and whistles. Paradox? Probably they are not organized enough? Well, maybe.
Internet is all I have: search "Siberia communities + habitats" reterned a bunch of links to tourist firm's sites. No alternative societies, communities, nothing. Search "Siberia + abandon + leaving" returned lots of links to articles about depopulation of Siberia and similar problems.

Humanity in 16th and 21st centuries are very different things, I have to say.

Edit: some typos

[ July 20, 2004, 16:07: Message edited by: aiken ]